Introduction

The Student Management System (FastHub) is an application developed in C. It has been structured to strategically solve the critical problem by having very efficient and effective tools to manage academics in an institution of learning. The system thus has functions such as registering students, management of courses, determination of GPA or CGPA, and generation of transcripts dynamically. With file handling and logical structuring, it ensures persistence of data and reliability. This project combines some aspects of programming concepts about user-defined functions, arrays, and conditional statements to bring about a practical solution in streamlining academic processes and increasing productivity among both students and administrators.

Aim and Motivation

The main objectives of the project were to develop an efficient, easy-to-use Student Management System meant to manage important academic operations. The automation of the system reduces exhaustive manual inputs about grades, transcriptions, and courses.

The motivation behind the need for this project arises from the increased demand for digital solutions in education. This system takes inspiration from a need for reliability, accessibility, and streamlined tools that can ease one's administrative burdens while empowering students to manage their own academic data effectively and promptly.

Background

Research and Project Selection

The choice to develop FastHub stemmed from research on common challenges in academic institutions, such as:
 • Difficulty in managing student grades across semesters.
 • Limited accessibility to personalized transcripts and academic data.
 • Lack of automated solutions for dropping courses and calculating GPA.
The project was selected as it offered a practical application of core programming concepts like file handling, arrays, and user-defined functions in C, enabling us to explore how such systems are built and utilized in the real world.

Project Specification:

• Programming Language: C
• Development Tools: GCC Compiler, IDE: VS Code and Dev C++
• Input: Student details, course information, grades.
• Output: Transcripts, GPA/CGPA, dynamic course management.
• Core Features:
 o Student registration and login.
 o Admin functionalities for course addition and management.
 o Transcript generation.
 o GPA and CGPA calculation.
 o Secure file-based data storage and retrieval.